August 2010: August is here, our babes are near!

[vitapulchra]

LIST
In Sweet Memory Of Belle, Daughter Of CazEM. Our First August Angel Was Born Asleep 21.6.10 at 00:08, 4lbs 5oz

ARRIVED
2 July (due 29 July) CherryPie - #3 BOY, Corey Owen, born 08:11, 8lbs 4oz.
18 July (due 25 July) Emster - #1 BOY, James, born 18:37, 9lbs 4oz
23 July (due 20 July) Aussie - #1 BOY, James (Jamie), born 02:50 and weight?
23 July (due 22 July) Chulita - #2 BOY, Samson William, born 01:15, 8lbs 3oz.
25 July (due 29 July) BouncingBlueberries - #2 BOY, Glenn, born 02:02, 7lbs 3oz.
25 July (due 4 August) Girlsyearapart - #3 GIRL, Matilda Queenie (Tilly), born 11:05, 8lb 10oz.
28 July (due 4 August) Kcoffin - #3 GIRL, Ruby Mae, born 14:49, 6lb 11oz.

WAITING ROOM
26 July - Anifersgirl, #1, age 33 South Bucks, 33week scan extended breech GIRL
28 July - CazzyBabs #4, Cambridge , SURPRISE
31 July - Missus84, #1, Bristol . Age 26 BOY
01 Aug - Nikalah, #1, Dorset . Age 35, GIRL
01 Aug - Bumblingaround #4, SURPRISE
02 Aug - Dibbydab, #1, Devon . Age 34 SURPRISE
02 Aug - summerymummy, #2, age 29, Berkshire , SURPRISE
02 Aug - JamieJay, #1, Cardiff . Age 29 - GIRL
03 Aug - fuzzybunny, #2, age27, Somerset SURPRISE
03 Aug - carolondon #1 North London age 37, BOY
05 Aug - RachelParker #1, age 26, Wandsworth ( London ), GIRL
06 Aug - YummymummyKJulie, #1, NW London , GIRL
07 Aug - NichyNoo, #1. Brussels . Age 30 - BOY
07 Aug - Weehector #1, Largs. Age 36.. BOY
08 Aug ? ElusiveMoose #2 Kent 33 BOY
08 Aug - DriedApricots #2, Surrey, SURPRISE
09 Aug - possiblenewmum #1, Guildford , age 31, GIRL
09 Aug ? Alice #2 Suffolk age 25, BOY
09 Aug - thecoffeelady #2, Fleet, Hants, age 32, SURPRISE
11 Aug ? CellyD #1, Walthamstow, SURPRISE
10 Aug ? SayAnything #1, Brussels , age 33, BOY
12 Aug - tunise, #4, Suffolk , age 31. GIRL
13 Aug ? Neenz #3 Liverpool (32) - SURPRISE
14 Aug - LCRLCR #1, Brighton , age 34, SURPRISE
14 Aug - Burkoid, #2 SURPRISE
14 Aug ? babyducky #2, Brighton , age 24, SURPRISE
15 Aug ? LizzieA #1 Wirral, 33, scan ok BOY
15 Aug - thedogwalker #1, age 37, Germany (originally from Halifax), BOY
16 Aug - parkgirl #1, 20wk scan fine - GIRL
16 Aug - Tah2 #3, South Wales . SURPRISE
16 Aug - Vix206 #1, Leicester , 32, BOY
16 Aug ? cakeywakey, #2, age 32, GIRL
17 Aug - Doodleydoo #2 Kent still just 34, SURPRISE
18 Aug ? Isheisnthe #3 Camberley, FPH, Age 33, BOY
18 Aug - biddysmama #2, Lancashire , BOY
19 Aug - marzipananimal #1, York , age 24 SURPRISE
19 Aug ? Bubbabear #1, Reading/Berks age 30, BOY
20 Aug - JessieEssex #1, age 33, SURPRISE
20 Aug - USMum27 #1, age 26, Wandsworth. GIRL
21 Aug - CrunchieNutterII #2, age 34, Devon , SURPRISE
22 Aug - Poncherello #2, North London , SURPRISE
23 Aug - chickieno1 #1, SURPRISE
23 Aug ? loobyt #2, age 34, Devon, SURPRISE
24 Aug ? JaysFourth #4, age 38, GIRL
24 Aug - growingbump2, #2, age 25, Isle of Man , SURPRISE
25 Aug - Sal321, #1, age 31, Essex SURPRISE
25 Aug - Sam86 #2 Liverpool , GIRL
25 Aug ? aendr #2, Huntingdonshire, 33, GIRL
25 Aug - Joey30, #1, Halifax - West Yorkshire , age 30., BOY
25 Aug - Soontobefatnat #1 SE London Age 30, BOY
26 Aug - pamplem0usse, age 26, #1, Herts SURPRISE
27 Aug - Jamiki #3, SURPRISE
28 Aug - LittleMissSnowShine, #1, age 26, Belfast, SURPRISE
29 Aug - Hildainstant #1, Sunderland , age 30, SURPRISE
29 Aug - Foxyjbro #3, age 30, Shropshire, SURPRISE
29 Aug - LilyPad72 #1, age 37, Berkshire , BOY
29 Aug - starshaker #2 & 3 Ayrshire Age 29 VIOLET TWINS
30 Aug - Sparkle #1, age 31, Kent SURPRISE
31 Aug ? vitapulchra, #4, Guernsey , 32, BOY
02 Sept - MrsZaC, #1, Glasgow , age 26 SURPRISE
08 Sept - ronx, #2, London , age 37, SURPRISE

BABY COUNT
Boys - 22
Girls - 17
Surprises - 30

TOTAL - 69

congratulations to pample and jays!! yay for big babies, but boo at them coming out the sunroof. keep taking your painkillers and lavender essential oil in the bath does seem to help, oh - and HUGE pants

congratulations to usmum too, hope you are ok

good luck littlemiss!

nipples are healing! proper latch and lansinoh are the only way forward. also, my tummy has really shrunk, it may look like a saggy old bit of over used tubey grip, but it is at least a small looking bit

f asleep on me, so only one handed again

Congratulations to MrsZac, Lizzie, LCR, Pample and USMum!

I have been lurking at night during feeding time. Little one is lovely in the day and very unsettled at night suffering from lots of gas even when we wind her for half an hour... we tried infacol last night and a 20 second winding technique recommended by a friend, she was slightly more settled so I feel a bit more rested and relaxed today . DP has been brilliant, giving me time to shower, sleep, cry etc... I am dreading when his paternity leave ends.

Hopefully everyone in the waiting room won't have to wait too long to hug their little ones.

Congratulations to all the new yummy mummies, and good luck to those of you still in the waiting room, your LO's will soon be here (but not soon enough for you I know, I was a week overdue and it felt like a life time!!)

Celly I am having the same issues with my DD, we also used infacol last night but it wasn't the success I thought it would be, is there any way you could describe the 20 second winding technique as I would like to try it on my LO to ease her pain :( Thanks

quick announcement - Baby born at 13.16 yesterday - home at 8.30 last night - pretty horrible birth as he was complete posterior and stayed that way - 2nd degree tear.

9lb 1oz - ouch

Beautiful and worth it though - will do a more complete stort later - good luck to those still waiting x

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Congratulations Ishe, Pample, USMum and Jaysfourth! So happy you've made it to the other side! Pample, am especially glad to hear you had some good midwives. Well done, ladies!

LIST
In Sweet Memory Of Belle, Daughter Of CazEM. Our First August Angel Was Born Asleep 21.6.10 at 00:08, 4lbs 5oz

ARRIVED
2 July (due 29 July) CherryPie - #3, BOY, Corey Owen, born 08:11, 8lbs 4oz.
18 July (due 18 July) Emster - #1, BOY, James, born 18:37, 8lbs 13oz
23 July (due 20 July) Aussie - #1, BOY, James (Jamie), born 02:50, 6lb 8oz
23 July (due 22 July) Chulita - #2, BOY, Samson William, born 01:15, 8lbs 3oz.
25 July (due 29 July) BouncingBlueberries - #2, BOY, Glenn, born 02:02, 7lbs 3oz.
25 July (due 4 August) Girlsyearapart - #3, GIRL, Matilda Queenie (Tilly), born 11:05, 8lb 10oz.
28 July (due 4 August) Kcoffin - #3, GIRL, Ruby Mae, born 14:49, 6lb 11oz.
2 August (due 19 August) Bubbabear - #1, BOY, Aidan Owen, born 10:20, 7lb 10oz.
2 August (on duedate) Dibbydab - #1, GIRL, Felicity Violet, born 04:13, 7lb 3oz.
3 August (due 29 August) Starshaker - #2 & 3, BOY & GIRL, Harry & Emilie, born 13:30.
5 August (due 28 July) CazzyBabs - #4, GIRL, Poppy Susannah, born 05:04, 6lbs.
7 August (due 1 August) peanutpie - #2, GIRL, born 08:25.
8 August (due 2 August) summerymummy - #2, BOY, born 08:38, 10lbs 6oz.
8 August (due 13 August) Neenz - #3, BOY, Daniel Jacob, born 02:23, 6lb 10oz.
8 August (due 2 August) CoronaAndLime - #2, GIRL, Amy.
11 August (due 17 August) Doodleydoo - #2, BOY, born 04:00, 5lb 11oz.
11 August (due 7 August) NichyNoo - #1, BOY, Samuel James, born 18:08, 8lb 15oz.
11 August (due 4 August) AnnaAndBump - #1, GIRL, born 17:40, 7lb 11oz.
12 August (due 2 August) JamieJay - #1, GIRL, Charlotte Mia, born 06:08, 8lb 15oz.
13 August (due 1 August) Nikalah - #1, GIRL, Amira, born 22:48.
13 August (due 5 August) RachelParker - #1, GIRL, Zoe Esme, born 19:54.
13 August (due 16 August) cakeywakey - #2, GIRL, Erin Poppy, born 09:54.
16 August (due 9 August) thecoffeelady - #2, GIRL, Nancy Elizabeth Rose, born 05:34, 8lb 13oz.
16 August (due 5 August) Weehector - #1, BOY, Alistair, born 20:22, 7lb 11oz.
17 August (due 20 August) JessieEssex - #1, GIRL, Imogen Elizabeth, born 09:28, 6lb 14oz.
18 August (due 30 August) Sparkle101 - #1, GIRL, Isabelle Louise, born 00:54, 5lb 12oz.
18 August (due 11 August) CellyD - #1, GIRL, born 10:39, 6lb 8oz.
19 August (due 9 August) Alice - #2, BOY, Frederick, born 09:08, 9lb 2oz.
19 August (due 7 August) ElusiveMoose - #2, BOY, Seth, born 22:11, 8lb 1oz.
19 August (due 14 August) tah2 - #3, GIRL, Erin Ava Howells, born 09:55, 9lb.
21 August (due 15 August) thedogwalker - #1, BOY, Thomas Rhys, born 02:26, 7lb 4oz.
22 August (due 23 August) loobyt - #2, GIRL, Matilda, 7lb 4oz.
23 August (due 14 August) babyducky - #2, GIRL, Sofia, born 04:00, 8lb 5oz.
23 August (due 20 August) USMum27 - #1, GIRL, Abigail Catherine, born 02:44, 7lb 7oz.
26 August (due 24 August) JaysFourth - #4, GIRL, Marianne, 15:00, 10lb 8oz.
27 August (due 2 September) MrsZaC - #1, GIRL.
27 August (due 15 August) LizzieA - #1, BOY, Benjamin, born 03:15, 8lb 3oz.
27 August (due 17 August) LCRLCR - #1, GIRL, Sadhbh Lillian, born 06:16, 8lb 3oz.
27 August (due 18 August) Isheisnthe - #3, BOY, born 13:16, 9lb 1oz.
28 August (due 26 August) pamplem0usse - #1, GIRL, Scarlett Emmeline, born 02:00, 9lb 12oz.

WAITING ROOM
16 Aug - Vix206 #1, Leicester, 32, BOY
17 Aug - Doodleydoo #2 Kent, 34, SURPRISE
19 Aug - marzipananimal #1, York, 24 SURPRISE
22 Aug - Poncherello #2, North London, SURPRISE
23 Aug - chickieno1 #1, SURPRISE
24 Aug - growingbump2, #2, 25, Isle of Man, SURPRISE
25 Aug - aendr #2, Huntingdonshire, 33, GIRL
25 Aug - Joey30, #1, Halifax - West Yorkshire, 30, BOY
25 Aug - Soontobefatnat #1 SE London, 30, BOY
27 Aug - Jamiki #3, SURPRISE
28 Aug - LittleMissSnowShine, #1, 26, Belfast, SURPRISE
29 Aug - Hildainstant #1, Sunderland , 30, SURPRISE
29 Aug - Foxyjbro #3, 31, Shropshire, SURPRISE
29 Aug - LilyPad72 #1, 37, Berkshire , BOY
31 Aug - vitapulchra, #4, Guernsey, 33, BOY
08 Sept - ronx, #2, London, 37, SURPRISE

BABY COUNT
Boys - 22
Girls - 27
Surprises - 10

TOTAL - 59

Right here goes ladies..

i have been following your posts to make sure all of u are well.. but not been able to post..

Here goes a catch up...

Congratualtions

MrsZac LCR isheisnthe USMum
Jaysfourth Ouch.. a big girl, Our Jorgia has only just reached 10lb 2oz at 11wks lol sorry to hear didnt all go to plan with a natural birth and glad ur ok..
Pample I wished had seen ur post bout MW earlier as i know that if u feel like that about a MW at hospital you can com[plain again and actually refuse for her to treat you at all during your hospital stay! as it is detrimental to your mental health being treated with such little respect! Stupid woman!!! How can you feel relaxed etc with a woman bein like that.. Hope scarlett and you are doing great XX

Lizzie I hope your lil one is doing great andisout of scbu asap... My 1st a DS opened his bowels (maconium - spelled wrong i know LOL) when he was born and thats how my waters broke with him but they only monitored him every 3 hrs and didnt even do that if i'm honest.. he was ok luckily! Hope benjamin is home safe n well soon..
and congratulations too anyone i havent already said congrats too lol...
LilMissSunshine LOL at your shaved legs comment Ha ha ha ha ha I was thinking the same thing wheni had Jorgia but then she came 6wks early so didnt have time to shave so i was pretty embaressed with my hairy legs etc but hey no1 actally cares in there

Jorgia is putting weight on well but still suffering with her reflux and has 6 bottles of milk with gaviscon every day..7 bottles in total lol..
I am proud of everyone who stuck with BF.. I am unlucky.. I asked around MWs HVs and Consultant before Jorgia was here saying with my other 2 DC my milk dried up after a week and i Never filled back up and is there anyway i can help my milk.. All replied NO.. I have since been told recently this is bollox (mind my angry language) asd there is tablets i could of taken to help me as i was determined i would BF.. The Docs would not let me leave hosp till she was feeding properly..I asked for tablets (was refused they even existed) then they told me to put her on bottle :( She is on Nutriprem2 and has been since 4 days old.. Gutted! It was confirmed last week there aretablets to help so why didnt they help me..I could of happily stillbeen feeding.. But no...I never ever even gorged..
Anyway best go as the LOs are calling as bedtime now.. Hope everyone else on the list is doing great and even tho impatiently waiting are well, it'll all soon be over and your angels in your arms.. Then time will fly by XX
T care Everyone.. Hope to chat soon
Sorry bout the long post just so many to congratulate lol

vitapulchra only just noticed ur post from ages ago...Thankyou very much.. Yh she is a lil fighter and so adorable.. she is lying on sofa with her daddy atm.. Perfect.. Poor lil angel tho now has thrush in her mouth and is very restless :(
Hope your pregnancy is going great and baby will be with you soon healthy and quick xx
Feel for all those that went overdue or who are overdue waiting.. ((HUGS))

Hi all, i am due in a couple of months, and just in the process of stocking up on things we will need. As many of you have now had your babies, could you please give me opinions on what newborn nappies you have used and how you rate them? i was looking at buying some pampers new baby nappies, but seen some iffy reviews on the boots website, and not sure whether to believe that they are so bad at leaking, or whether the reviews are conveniently there so that people end up buying the boots own brand ones that have better reviews...not that i'm skeptical lol....

Loooopy- I'm afraid I basically did no research on nappies whatsoever; I just knew I wanted to do disposables so I bought some Pampers which seemed to work fine. Am now using them for DC3 so have been happy with their performance. I've never found them to leak. Since I was happy with them I never tried anything else. hth.

Congrats to all the new mummies. I'm still here, been in tears all day today I feel terrible. I am so scared about going to hospital tomorrow, it is the opposite of what I wanted :(

Hoping against hope that something happens before 5.30 tomorrow evening, because thats when I have to call to confirm bed availability at the hospital.

day 2 and we are home - yay! Um do your babies just want to suckle at the breast and nothing else? Ouch! Surely they can't be like that all the time?

Vix big love, hang in - you don't have to be induced though, did you discuss other options? I went 13 days over

I'll be 14 days over when they induce me (Monday). My bp is going up and I have swelling which is getting worse so basically I feel if he hasn't come I should allow them to induce me. Even though it's the opposite of what I wanted. I am most scared of dh bring girded out, I feel safe with him and just want to stay with him but I imagine unless it is visiting hours or I am labouring, he won't be allowed to stay. Never been in hospital before which I think is why I'm panicking.

Oh that and the fact my best friend told me last night that induction was 'like rape' and went on and on about her horrible experience (which I won't repeat but was on a par with the unforgivable rape comparison). I don't believe her, however I am now even more terrified.

Btw i have no idea what girded out means! iPhone logic! Meant to type turfed out!

Vix - even though my waters had gone they had to put me on the drip to start me off as Ben had pooed. Induction wasn't the hellish experience that your friend described. My DP was allowed to stay with me at all times and the midwives gave us brilliant care. I know it's not what you wanted but it really wasn't a bad experience for me- I'll postmy birth story when I'm not using the iPhone.

Benjamin is now out of SCBU and with me in my room - the hospital has had a refurb so all lovely private rooms. Hopefully going home in the morning. All ok so far, Ben has just woken himself up with hic ups, sneezed, farted and yawned before going back to sleep! All he needed was a burp and I'd have had the full set!

Congratulations to all our new arrivals, I'm keeping up to date on the iPhone but it's too fiddly to read back for individual mentions. I'll catch up properly once we're home x x

MrsZaC has asked me to post the following update:

Our little girl Nieve Caitlin Campbell was born at 6.50pm on Thursday 26th, 6lb 14oz, after a marathon labour. We are both doing well but still in hospital due to feeding troubles. No internet on phone so can't check in, desperate to hear about all the baby news! Love to everyone.

vix big deep breath. If it doesn't happen at +14 then baby is just too comfy in there & needs a bit of help. Induction isn't evil (the rape analogy is just nonsense..) & can still be a positive experience. Research the process so you know where you have choices though. For me, no question of turfing DH out, labour started as soon as they ruptured the membranes & i had my baby in my arms 8 hrs after hopping up on the bed. Like going naturally, we're all different. You're going to be a mummy very soon! Good luck!

hi sorry to hijack this thread but i saw the bit about induction.....i had to have my waters broken and my labour was amazing....all natural and he was a hefty 10lb 11ozs!!! The worst bit was that the doctor who broke my waters ws absolutely gorgeous and young so the worst bit was me thinking phwoar!!!!!

My waters broke at about 11.10!! No Cxs yet but my god things are finally happening!!

Yay!! Go vix! Good luck!

Good luck vix!!!! and remember if your contractions don't start the drip they give you isn't THat bad if you take context dependent pain relief decisions and are looked after well!

Scarlett just had a mega two hour feed so my nipples are v sore! She's still snuffling away though it'll be lovely if she settles! Xxi

Good luck vix!!!! and remember if your contractions don't start the drip they give you isn't THat bad if you take context dependent pain relief decisions and are looked after well!

Scarlett just had a mega two hour feed so my nipples are v sore! She's still snuffling away though it'll be lovely if she settles! Xxi

Good luck vix!!!! and remember if your contractions don't start the drip they give you isn't THat bad if you take context dependent pain relief decisions and are looked after well!

Scarlett just had a mega two hour feed so my nipples are v sore! She's still snuffling away though it'll be lovely if she settles! Xxi

Hooray Vix it'll be no time before your baby is here!

Lizzie great news about Benjamin!

Meanwhile ... no news here have been feeling like something is about to start all week. Marched up a big hill yesterday and had thai for dinner plus tried the 'what can get you in to trouble can get you out of trouble' but to no avail. Might have to find a trampoline somewhere today.

Csection booked for Wednesday but really hoping it happens naturally by then.

Yay vix! Hope you're getting ctx now :)

poncherello there's still time, fingers crossed something gets a move on!

Off to grab a shower now that Sam's asleep, back later

Been asleep for a few hours, no ctx yet but midwife on way round to see me and then I have to 'get mobile'. Birth pool was set up last night at 1am by dh! (who is shattered)

Feeling a little crampy and sore but nothing more than that right now. But this baby does seem to like to take things slowly, laid back like his daddy!